An amazing climax in an amazing story. I've been following this for a while now and all I can say is: "Wow". This is a fantastic piece of work.
One little problem in this chapter, Harry didn't call out Luna's name in the list of people to go to the battle. She was at the meeting and the finale but her name wasn't called.
I didn't expect Ron to die like that. I expected him to die, and you made me actually feel sad that he was going to but I'd expected something more stupid and less glory-hound.
A great story. Top stuff.
-Twy
Author's response
Hello, Twylyte.
Thank yeeewww!
Luna: Crap! You're right. I read over the chapter and you're right. I forgot to include Luna in the list of people going. (Beats head against desk) I'll correct it before I post on FF.n.
Ron's death was hard to write.I first wanted to let him live, but I've known so many sailors and Marines who acted the same way and in each case, they either died, or got someone else killed. I decided back in December, that he was too unstable to be left with a lightsaber but he was already too far along with the training to /Obliviate/, and so, I had Luna make her plans. That's what all the references to 'great joy and great pain' were.
I wrote that scene...and rewrote it and rewrote it again until I was (mostly) happy with the way he went. He always wanted to be a hero, and so I let him die one.
Thanks again.
Alorkin